ING | Palestinian armed group Hamas launched thousands of missiles at Israel and sent its militants across the border from Gaza on October 7. At least 1,300 Israelis were killed and thousands injured as a result of the surprise incursion, according to local authorities. ● Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the country was “at war” and promised retaliation against Hamas that they “have never known before.” The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) "responded" by sending warplanes to strike targets in Gaza, ordering a blockade of the Palestinian enclave, and announcing plans for a ground invasion of the densely populated territory [killing & maiming thousands of civilians - lots of them children -ed.].

■ Israel’s Operation on Encircling Gaza City Completed (Sputnik News)

Iran WARNS ISRAEL | Iran WARNS ISRAEL: "If the war expands any further, we cannot say that Israel would lose, because nothing will remain of Israel to be described as loser or winner” IRAN - “IF AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE DOESN'T TAKE PLACE BY U.S. AND ZIONIST REGIME THEN CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE HARSH." Jordan: Ejects Israeli Ambassador, RECALLS Jordanian Ambassador from Israel; Neither to return until War on Gaza stops.

Yet Another War: Iraq Islamic Resistance Tells U.S. "Get out of Iraq" or All American Troops here will face military attack | The United States has been told by Iraqi groups that all American troops must leave Iraq immediately or all US bases in that country will be attacked; all troops, killed. "One American present in Iraq is too much, Abu Ala al-Walai said." Today the Secretary-General of the Iraq Islamic Resistance, Harakat Al-Nujaba, Sheikh Akram Al-Kaabi, confirmed that the Iraqi Islamic Resistance has decided to liberate Iraq militarily. "The matter has been resolved, and what is coming is greater."

A Palestinian who lost 16 of his family members, including this little baby: "Oh Netanyahu, we will never surrender." pic.twitter.com/ONDmdc52mP

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 21, 2023

IOF admits that 11 soldiers from the "Givati Infantry Brigade's Tzabar Battalion" were killed when a Namer class armored vehicle they were in was struck by an anti-tank guided missile fired by Palestinian Resistance. | Israeli occupation authorities reported the killing of 17 soldiers in confrontations with the Palestinian Resistance in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli top figures expressed concerns about the high toll paid by troops. ● In further details, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) reported that eleven soldiers from the "Givati Infantry Brigade's Tzabar Battalion" were killed when a Namer class armored vehicle they were in was struck by an anti-tank guided missile fired by Palestinian Resistance. An additional four soldiers were injured in the same incident, with one in serious condition. ● In another incident, two additional occupation soldiers from the "77th Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade", were killed when an explosive device was used on their tank. Two other soldiers were seriously injured in the same event.

Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier stressed that Kyiv's summer counteroffensive proved to be a total failure, not just a stalemate. | Kyiv needs to take a massive technological leap to break the current stalemate in its counteroffensive against Russian troops, the Ukrainian army’s Сommander-in-Сhief General Valery Zaluzhny has admitted in an interview with the UK's Economist magazine. The general also acknowledged that “NATO’s textbooks” and “the math” that Kyiv did to plan the counteroffensive had failed to prevent Russian forces from effectively tackling Ukrainian troops.

■ Ukraine’s top general admits Russia has the advantage (RT.com)